Susan Katz, wheelchair basketball (paralympics)

Paralyzed from the waist down after a spinal operation at age 11, Susan Katz says, "My situation has given me more incredible ex- periences," such as playing for the U.S. wheelchair basketball team.

Paralyzed from the waist down after a spinal operation at age 11, Susan Katz says, "My situation has given me more incredible ex- periences," such as playing for the U.S. wheelchair basketball team. (Special to the Sun)

Susan Katz looks for an open teammate to pass to during a scrimmage game with other athletes during a basketball clinic given by the U.S. Paralympics team in Bethesda.

Susan Katz looks for an open teammate to pass to during a scrimmage game with other athletes during a basketball clinic given by the U.S. Paralympics team in Bethesda. (Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron)